Cockroaches are among the most common pests infesting homes and apartments. They are especially troublesome where food is prepared and sanitation is lacking. If you have this problem in your home or office you probably need a cockroach pest control in Panama.
Cockroaches are repulsive and embarrassing to most people simply by their presence. They may contaminate food, kitchen utensils, and other household items, and they leave an unpleasant odour.
Because cockroaches move freely from filth to food, they can transfer pathogenic microbes that cause food poisoning and other illnesses. Many people are also allergic to cockroach excrement and their shed skins.
Cockroach-produced allergens may cause congestion, sneezing and watery eyes, as well as life-threatening bronchial inflammation (asthma) characterized by recurrent cough, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. Asthma triggered by cockroaches is especially common among children living in densely populated housing conditions where infestations are often severe.
Cockroach Entry Points
Cockroaches enter buildings in a variety of ways such as:
- Infested grocery bags, beverage cartons, or furniture
- Gaps around windows, doors, vents, and utility openings, and in firewood.
- In multi-unit dwellings such as apartments, cockroaches also travel between units through common walls, ceilings, etc.
- Moving from place to place can also bring along roaches
Cockroaches do not live in centralized nests or colonies like ants, bees, and termites. However, cockroaches do congregate in distinct areas, in response to aggregating odours in their feces. The droppings appear as pepper-like specks in areas of current or former activity. The spotting is similar in appearance to that of bed bugs, but can usually be distinguished by location, or by other signs of infestation.
Preparation for Cockroaches pest control
Clean the home prior to the Green Cleaning Services pest control visit and maintain the home as neatly as possible afterward for long-term results. This helps to eliminate competing food sources for insects. When the home is clean, the roaches will be more easily attracted to the bait rather than to other food sources.
- Cover and store any open food. Remove all foods, small appliances, and other small items from countertops.
- Store and/or cover baby toys, supplies, crib mattress, changing table, etc.
- Mop/scrub kitchen and other hard floors and woodwork with detergent. Thoroughly vacuum carpeted floors.
- Vacuum up any visible roaches and eggs just before the service visit. The vacuum’s crevice attachment will help to get into cracks.
- Always keep garbage in closed containers and take out the garbage every night.
- Remove items from the top of the refrigerator, stove, and any other large appliances that could not be stored. Just prior to service, move these appliances away from the wall and clean behind and beneath them.
- Be sure that the Green Cleaning Services pest control professional has free and full access to anywhere that cockroaches have been seen.
- Discard all excess paper products and any other piles of trash, as these will provide harbor areas for roaches and other pests.
- After service, keep sanitation to as high a level as possible to allow all products to work as swiftly as possible. Do not touch cockroach gel or allow children or pets to get near it for the appropriate amount of time.
You can employ the cleaning professionals at Green Cleaning Services to make a thorough clean before your cockroach pest control in Panama.
Do cockroaches come back after extermination?
Although it is unlikely that roaches will come back, it is possible. This is most common in living situations where people are housed close together, such as in apartments.
It’s a good idea to talk to your neighbours, and check to see if they are experiencing problems as well. Roaches can migrate in after your successful treatment.
Cockroach Control Assessment
When you engage Green Cleaning Services cockroach pest control in Panama your home or business, our choice of products, schedules and levels is based on a four-stage process:
- Size of the infestation (population)?
- How far has it spread?
- What is required to treat?
- What must be done after treatment (follow-up)?
What do our cockroach treatments use?
- Cockroach spraying
- Cockroach baiting
- Sticky board traps
For a full evaluation of your Cockroach Control needs, contact Green Cleaning Services today!
